Mop and wringer.



' H. L. FEASEL.

MOP AND WRINGER. APPUCATION FILED JULY.l3 I9I5.

1,271,301. Patented July 2,1918.-

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H. FEASEL. MOP AND WRINGER.

APPLICATION FjLED JULY .13 915.

Patented J uly 2, 1918.

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NITED STATES FATE HARRY L. rEAsEL, or NEW YORK, n. Y;, ASSIGNOR T0 o-soEzY oonroan'rron or MICHIGAN.

NT OFFICE;

MOP ooMrAivY,

MOP AND WRINGER.

same has been saturated with water or other fluid, for scrubbing, rinsing or any other purpose.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide amop and wringer of simple'construction, which may be employed in connection with the mop holder, for expelling moisture from the mop without twisting the latter, or bringing severe strains upon the structure. A further object is to provide a mop wringer which is always ready for immediate use, and which requires no skill to operate. A further object is to provide a carrier constructed for attachment to the usual mop handle, and provided with mop engaging and mop squeezin r members. The irfvention will be h reinafter fully 1 set forth and claims. p p

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 isa perspective viewillustrating the invention with the parts in position for using the mop in the usual manner. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the parts in position for applying squeezing pressureto the mop. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the position of the parts at the end of the wringing operation. Fig. 4 is a detail of a slightly modified form of latch.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a carrier provided with parallel carrier arms 11, and a socket 12 to which the usual mop handle 13 may be attached in any preferred manner. 'Rotatably mounted in the free ends of the arms 11, is a mop engaging member 14, provided with oppositely disposed fingers 15, which are spaced from the body of the member 14 to provide a slot '16. The mop 17 is preferably of the endless type, one edge being passed into the slot 16 behind one finger 15, after which the other edge is similarly placed in the slot 16 be; hind the other fin er 15. In this manner the mop is retaine in position by said fin- Specificati on of Letters Patent.

particularly pointed out in the Patented July 2.191s.

Application filed July 13, 1915. Serial No. 39,655.

gers. The mop engaging member 14 is provided with reduced trunnions 18 extending through suitableopenings in the arms, 11, and one of said trunnionsiis threaded tore;- ceive a nut 19, the other trunnion being pro Vlded with an extension 20, angular in cross 88011011, and to which is attached a' crank handle 21, by means of which the member 14 may be rotated.

The arms 11 are provided with longitudinal slots 22, in Which are slidingly mount- .ed the ends of a shaft 23, passed through a squeezing roll 24, whereby said roll is rotatably supported by said shaft. Pivotally attached to said shaft 23, are the arms 25 of a wrmger'frame 26, corresponding in shape with the carrier 10, the arms 25 being lo- .cated between the arms 11, and provided at one edge with spaced apart notches 27 arranged to engage the trunnions 18. Pivotally attached to the shaft 23, and slidable therewith is a latch member 28 having a notch 29, arranged to engage the angular portion 20 of the mop engaglng member 14, to prevent rotation of said member when the mop isin use. I

The carrier 26 is locked in its position within the carrier 10, when the mop is in use, by a spring plunger 30 located within trated in Fig. 4. Movement of the wringer frame upon its pivot, in one direction is l mited by a stop lug 32 attached to the car- .rier 10.

In practice, when the mop is in usethe parts are 1n the position illustrated in Fig.

1, the wringer frame 26 being engaged by the spring plunger 30, and the latch member 28 held in engagement with the extension 20 soas to prevent rotation of the mop engaging member. While the parts are in this position the mop may be used in any of the well known ways. When it is desired to expel superfluous moisture, for instance after the mop has been dipped into water forrinsing, the wringer frame is disengaged shaft 23 until one of the notches 27 is ensaid member, depending upon the size of the mopi m vem t. of t e n .from the plunger. 30, and swung over on the frame brings the roll 24 in juxtaposition with the member 14, and relative movement of the roll and member 1 1 is prevented "by reason of the engagement of the notches 27 with said member l l. The operator then grasps the handle 21 and rotates the member V1 1, winding the mop upon said member,

and asthe mop is being so wound it passes between the member 14 and wringer roll'2 l, the space between them being such that as the mop is wound up it is wedged between the roll 24 and the member '14, and all superfluous moisture is squeezed out by the heavy pressure applied thereto. It will be readily seen that no severe strains are brought upon the parts of the device, and that the wringing operation is very simple. After the mop has been completely wound up, and the moisture expelled therefrom, the wringer frame is detached from the member 14: and swung back to its normal position, thereby releasing the mop and allowing it to unwind by its own weight. By holding the carrier 10 with the arms 11 slightly depressed, the wringer frame will slide upon the shaft 23 along the slot 22, and bring the latch '28 into engagement with the extension 20, *thereby locking the member 14. As the wringer frame drops upon the lug 32 the plunger 30 will engage and lock the same, whereupon the mop is ready for such use as may be desired.

Having thus explained the'nature of my invention and described an operative manner of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what I claim 1s:- 1

1. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrier, a mop-engaging member 'rotatively supported therein, a wringerframe movably attached to said carrier, a

squeezing member carried by said carrier and cooperating with said mop-engaging member and means on said wringer-frame for engaging said mop-engaging member to maintain said squeezing member in fixed relation to said mop-engaging member.

2. An improved mop 'and wringer compr1s1nga carrier provided with spaced apart arms, a mop-engaging member rotatively supported by said arms, a wringer-frame attached to isai d ar'ms and mounted to have pivotal-and sliding movement, a squeezing member carriedby said wringer-frame cooperating with said mop-engaging member and means to secure said squeezing member at various fixed distances from said mop- "en 'a in member.

a mop and wringer comprising a carrier, amop engaging member rotatably supported thereby, a wringer frame movably attached to'said carrier and provided with a squeezing member "cooper- 3. A 'mproved carrier.

,ported by said arms and provided with means for engaging and supporting a mop, a squeezinginenib'er mounted in the slots of said carrier and cooperating with said mopengaging member and means for holding saitl squeezing and mop-holding members at various fixed distances. 7

'5. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrier, a mop engaging member rotatably supported thereby and provided with reduced portions, and a wringer frame m-ovably attached to said carrier and provided with a squeezing member to cooperate with said mop engaging member, said wringer frame having notches to engage the reduced portions of said mop engaging member. V

6. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrier provided with spaced apart arms, a mop engaging member rotatably supportedby said arms and having reduced portions, and a wringer frame movably attached to said arms and provided with a squeezing member to cooperate with said mop engaging member, said wringer frame being notched to engage the reduced portions of said mop engaging member.

'7. An improved mop and wringer comprisin a carrier, a mop engaging member '100 rotatably supported thereby, a pivoted wringer frame slidingly attached to said carrier and provided with a squeezing mem ber to cooperate with, said mop engaging member, and means for 'loc'king'the wringer 105 frame against pivotal movement and said 9. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrierp'rovided with spaced apart slotted arms, a mop engaging member rotatably supported by said arms and provided 'with'reduced portions, a wringer frame provided with a squeezing member to cooperate with'said mop engaging member, and hav- --ing notches to engage said reduced portions Q and a slidable support for the wringer frame mounted in the slots olf tlie arms of said A A a 1 30 10. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrier provided with spaced apart arms having longitudinal slots therein, a mop engaging member rotatably supported by said arms, a wringer frame provided with means for engaging said mop engaging member, a shaft slidably mounted in said slots and to which said wringer frame is pivotally attached, a squeezing r011 mounted on said shaft, and a latch member for said mop engaging member, attached to said shaft.

11. An improved mop and wringer comprising a carrier, a mop engaging member rotatably supported thereby, a wringer frame pivotally supported by said carrier and provided with means for engaging said mop engaging member, and a squeezing member attached to said wringer frame to cooperate with said mop engaging member.

12. An improved mop and wringer, comprising a carrier provided with spacedapart slotted arms, a rotatable member supported by said arms and provided with means for engaging and'supporting a mop, a squeezing member mounted in the slots of said carrier and cooperating with said mopengaging member and adapted to be held at various fixed distances with respect to said mop-holding member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY L. FEASEL.

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